The Beast Bowl
Meet the teams
cheetah
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Felidae
Genus Acinonyx
Species jubatus
 

Cheetah

The fastest land mammal in the world, the cheetah can reach speeds of seventy miles per hour or more when chasing down prey. Measuring seven feet in length and weighing 130 pounds, the cheetah has a streamlined appearance. The cheetah lives in Africa, Arabia and Iran, where it spends it time hunting on the savanna and open grass lands. Its primary quarry is the gazelle, which it runs down in quick, explosive bursts. Gestation lasts ninety to ninety-five days and females bear one to eight cubs.

Because cheetahs are shy, they are sensitive to changes in their environment. As a result, the cheetah’s numbers have dropped drastically and its survival is in question at this time.

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